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1. A method for transmitting and receiving a text message, the method comprising: the method for transmitting a text message at a caller telephone comprising: receiving, by the caller telephone, an inputted text message; transmitting, by the caller telephone, a predetermined message to a receiver telephone to determine a transmission delay time, based on a time the caller telephone receives an address complete message and a release message; determining, by the caller telephone, a constant value that is greater than the transmission delay time; and in response to the determining the constant value, ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone to transmit the received inputted text message; the method for receiving the inputted text message at the receiver telephone comprising: receiving, by the receiver telephone, the predetermined message from the caller telephone to determine the transmission delay time, based on a time the receiver telephone receives the address complete message and the release message; determining, by the receiver telephone, the constant value that is greater than the transmission delay time; receiving, the receiver telephone, an incoming ring from the caller telephone and converting the received ring into a text message, wherein the text message is the inputted message; and displaying, by the receiver telephone, the text message.
A method for sending text messages using phone rings. The sender phone receives a text message. It sends a test ring to the receiver to measure the network delay (time between sending a signal and receiving acknowledgment and release). The sender calculates a value longer than this delay. To send the text, the sender rings the receiver. The receiver also measures the network delay with a test ring. It also calculates a value longer than that delay. It then interprets the incoming rings as a text message and displays it.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the text message comprises: determining, by the caller telephone, if the received inputted text message is a predetermined message, an original message or a hybrid message that includes a predetermined message and an original message.
The sender phone checks the text message to see if it is a predetermined message, an original message, or a combination of both. Predetermined messages are simple pre-defined messages (like "yes", "no", "ok"), while original messages are free-form text. A hybrid message contains both predetermined and original parts.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the received inputted message is determined to be a predetermined message, the method further comprise: determining, by the caller telephone, a multiple factor that corresponds to the predetermined message; determining, by the caller telephone a ring time based on the constant value being multiplied by the multiple factor; and ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone one time equal to a length of time based on the determined ring time.
If the message is a predetermined message (from the description in the second claim), the sender looks up a 'multiple factor' corresponding to that message. The sender then calculates a ring time by multiplying the pre-calculated constant value (longer than the network delay) by this 'multiple factor'. Finally, the sender rings the receiver exactly once, with the duration of the ring equal to the calculated ring time.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the received inputted message is determined to be an original message, the method further comprise: transforming, by the caller telephone, the received inputted message into a message composed of dots and/or dashes to form a transmission string; breaking up, by the caller telephone, the transmission string into ring groups, such that each ring group is determined by the number of times the receiver telephone would ring; and wherein the number of rings that form the ring group determine if and how many dots or dashes are transmitted.
If the message is an original message (from the description in the second claim), the sender converts the message into dots and dashes (morse code), creating a transmission string. Then, the transmission string is broken into ring groups; each ring group determines how many times the receiver's phone will ring. The number of rings in each ring group encodes dots or dashes.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the number of rings that form the ring group determine if and how many dots or dashes are transmitted, further comprises: wherein when the ring group comprises an even number of rings then a dot is being transmitted, wherein the number of dots that are transmitted is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group; and wherein when the ring group comprises an odd number of rings then a dash is being transmitted, wherein the number of dashes that are transmitted is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group.
In sending the original message as dots and dashes (morse code) from the description in the fourth claim, if a ring group has an even number of rings, it represents a dot. The number of rings equals the number of dots. If the ring group has an odd number of rings, it represents a dash. The number of rings equals the number of dashes.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the breaking up the transmission string into ring groups, further comprises: determining, by the caller telephone, a waiting period between ring groups that is below a threshold value to indicate a start of a new ring group to the receiving telephone; and determining, by the caller telephone, a waiting period between ring groups that is above a threshold value to indicate a space to the receiver.
When breaking the morse code transmission into ring groups from the description in the fourth claim, the sending phone uses pauses between ring groups. A short pause (below a threshold) signals the start of a new ring group. A long pause (above a threshold) signals a space between words.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone to transmit the received inputted text message, further comprises; ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone number of times to transmit the determined ring groups and spaces that form the transmission string.
To transmit the full message (from the description in the fourth claim), the sender rings the receiver multiple times. The number of rings and the timing of the rings will transmit ring groups that indicates dots and dashes which form the transmission string.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the received inputted message is determined to be a hybrid message, the method comprise: determining, by the caller telephone, which words of the hybrid message are a predetermined message and which words are an original message.
If the text is a hybrid message, as described in the second claim, the sender identifies which words are predetermined messages and which words are original text.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the words of the hybrid message determined to be a predetermined message, the method comprise: determining, by the caller telephone, a multiple factor that corresponds to the predetermined message; and determining, by the caller telephone, a ring time based on the constant value being multiplied by the multiple factor.
For the predetermined words in a hybrid message (from the description in the eighth claim), the sender finds a 'multiple factor' for that word. It then calculates a ring time by multiplying the pre-calculated constant value (longer than the network delay) by this 'multiple factor'.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the words of the hybrid message determined to be an original message, the method comprise: transforming, by the caller telephone, the original message into a message composed of dots and/or dashes to form a transmission string.
For the original text portions of a hybrid message (from the description in the eighth claim), the sender converts the original text into dots and dashes (morse code) to form a transmission string.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the transforming, by the caller telephone, the received inputted message into a message composed of dots and/or dashes, further comprises: breaking up, by the caller telephone, the transmission string into ring groups, such that each ring group is determined by the number of times the receiver telephone would rings; wherein the number of rings that form the ring group determine if and how many dots or dashes are transmitted.
When transforming the original message into dots and dashes (morse code) to form a transmission string from the description in the tenth claim, the transmission string is broken into ring groups. Each ring group determines how many times the receiver's phone will ring. The number of rings in each ring group encodes dots or dashes.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the number of rings that form the ring group determine if and how many dots or dashes are transmitted, further comprises: wherein when the ring group comprises an even number of rings then a dot is being transmitted, wherein the number of dots that are transmitted is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group; and wherein when the ring group comprises an odd number of rings then a dash is being transmitted, wherein the number of dashes that are transmitted is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group.
In sending the original message as dots and dashes (morse code) by forming a transmission string that is broken into ring groups from the description in the eleventh claim, if a ring group has an even number of rings, it represents a dot, and the number of rings equals the number of dots. If the ring group has an odd number of rings, it represents a dash, and the number of rings equals the number of dashes.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the breaking up the transmission string into ring groups, further comprises: determining, by the caller telephone, a waiting period between ring groups that is below a threshold value to indicate a start of a new ring group to the receiving telephone; and determining, by the caller telephone, a waiting period between ring groups that is above a threshold value to indicate a space to the receiver.
When breaking the morse code transmission into ring groups from the description in the eleventh claim, the sending phone uses pauses between ring groups. A short pause (below a threshold) signals the start of a new ring group. A long pause (above a threshold) signals a space between words.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone to transmit the received inputted text message, further comprises; ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone one time equal to a length of time based on the determined ring time to transmit the predetermined message; and ringing, by the caller telephone, the receiver telephone number of times to transmit the determined ring groups and spaces that form the transmission string.
The sender uses a combination of long rings and ring patterns (from the description in the eleventh claim) to send the hybrid message. The sender rings the receiver once, equal to the length of time based on the ring time to transmit the predetermined message. The sender rings the receiver multiple times to transmit the determined ring groups and spaces that form the original message's transmission string.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method for receiving the text message comprises: determining, by the receiver telephone, if the received rings from a caller telephone is transmitting a predetermined message, an original message or a hybrid message that includes a predetermined message and an original message.
When receiving the rings, the receiver phone determines if the rings represent a predetermined message, an original message, or a hybrid message.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the incoming rings was determined to be a receiving a predetermined message, the method further comprise: determining, by the receiver telephone, a ring time length for the incoming ring and dividing the ring time by the constant value to determine a multiple factor; and determining, by the receiver telephone, the predetermine message associated with the multiple factor; wherein the displayed text message is the predetermined message.
If the incoming rings are determined to be a predetermined message, the receiver measures the length of the ring. It divides that length by the constant value (longer than the network delay) to find a 'multiple factor'. It then looks up the corresponding predetermined message based on that multiple factor and displays that message.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the incoming rings was determined to be a receiving an original message, the method further comprise: counting, by the receiver telephone, the number of rings received before a pause in receiving the rings to form a ring group; determining, by the receiver telephone, if the time length of the pause is greater than or less than a threshold value; and determining, by the receiver telephone, if the number of rings is an odd or an even number; wherein when the ring group comprises an even number of rings then a dot is being received, wherein the number of dots that are received is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group; and wherein when the ring group comprises an odd number of rings then a dash is being received, wherein the number of dashes that are received is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group.
If the incoming rings are determined to be an original message, the receiver counts the number of rings before a pause, creating a ring group. It measures the pause length, and determines if the pause is a long or short pause. It also determines if the number of rings in the ring group is odd or even. An even number of rings represents a dot (the number of rings indicate the number of dots). An odd number of rings represents a dash (the number of rings indicates the number of dashes).
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining if the time length of the pause is greater than or less than a threshold value, further comprises: determining, by the receiver telephone, if the pause is below a threshold value to indicate a start of a new ring group; determining, by the receiver telephone, the pause is above a threshold value to indicate a space is to be inserted in the ring groups; forming, by the receiver telephone, a transmission string that includes dots, dashes and spaces determined from the ring groups and pauses; transforming, by the receiver telephone, the transmission string into a text message; and displaying, by the receiver telephone the text message.
The receiver interprets pauses as a new ring group (short pause) or a space (long pause), building a transmission string of dots, dashes, and spaces (from the description in the seventeenth claim). The receiver converts this string to text and displays it.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the incoming rings was determined to be a receiving a hybrid message, the method further comprise: determining, by the receiver telephone, from a pause in the incoming rings if the next incoming rings is transmitting a predetermined message or an original message.
If the incoming rings are determined to be a hybrid message, the receiver uses the pauses to determine whether the next section of rings represents a predetermined message or original text.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the next incoming rings was determined to be a predetermined message, the method further comprise: determining, by the receiver telephone, a ring time length for the incoming ring and dividing the ring time by the constant value to determine a multiple factor; and determining, by the receiver telephone, the predetermine message associated with the multiple factor.
If the next section of rings is a predetermined message (from the description in the nineteenth claim), the receiver measures the length of the ring, divides by the constant value to find the multiple factor, and looks up the corresponding predetermined message.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the next incoming rings was determined to be an original message, the method further comprise: counting, by the receiver telephone, the number of rings received before a pause in receiving the rings to form a ring group; and determining, by the receiver telephone, if the time length of the pause is greater than or less than a threshold value.
If the next section of rings represents original text (from the description in the nineteenth claim), the receiver counts the number of rings before a pause, forming a ring group. The receiver determines if the time length of the pause is greater than or less than a threshold value.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein counting the number of rings that form the ring group, further comprises: determining, by the receiver telephone, if the number of rings is an odd or an even number; wherein when the ring group comprises an even number of rings then a dot is being received, wherein the number of dots that are received is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group; and wherein when the ring group comprises an odd number of rings then a dash is being received, wherein the number of dashes that are received is determined by the number of rings that form the ring group.
From the ring groups (described in the twenty-first claim), the receiver checks if the number of rings is odd or even. Even ring numbers mean dots. Odd ring numbers mean dashes. The count indicates how many dots or dashes.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein determining if the time length of the pause is greater than or less than a threshold value, further comprises: determining, by the receiver telephone, if the pause is below a threshold value to indicate a start of a new ring group; and determining, by the receiver telephone, the pause is above a threshold value to indicate a space is to be inserted in the ring groups.
The receiver interprets pause length (described in the twenty-first claim). Short pauses indicate the start of a new ring group. Long pauses indicate a space.
24. The method of claim 23 , the method further comprises: forming, by the receiver telephone, a transmission string that includes dots, dashes and spaces determined from the ring groups and pauses; transforming, by the receiver telephone, the transmission string into a text message.
The receiver combines the dot/dash sequences into a complete transmission string (from the description in the twenty-third claim). It converts this string into a text message.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein displaying, by the receiver telephone, the text message, comprises: combining, by the receiver telephone, the predetermined messages, the original message and the space to form the text message; displaying, by the receiver telephone, the combined message that forms the text message.
The receiver combines the predetermined messages, translated original text, and spaces to form the complete text message and display it.
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October 3, 2017
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